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Some things you never forget, and others maybe you wish you could. But the day I learned that our world believed careers had gender is one that is etched in my mind forever. It was a Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona, when I was 11 years old. I wanted to be a police detective and told my dad about my career dream. [node:read-more:link]

Here’s a fact that may be surprising – it surely was to me. The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total global energy-related carbon emissions each year. Embodied carbon contributes another 11%. That category refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions generated over the lifecycle of a building, road or any type of infrastructure. Emissions that are measured encompass everything from the production and transportation of materials to their installation and the structure’s eventual decommissioning. [node:read-more:link]

Bid prices and input prices for construction showed mixed monthly and year-over-year (y/y) patterns in February, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted on Thursday. [node:read-more:link]

NORWOOD, Mass., USA - Aircuity (www.aircuity.com), a pioneering leader in airflow optimization technology, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the world's largest Net Zero building. [node:read-more:link]

WASHINGTON, March 8—The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7%.  [node:read-more:link]

United Tool and Fastener is excited to announce the upcoming DeWalt Racecar Sale in March. [node:read-more:link]

Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,162,000 in February, a gain of 23,000 from January and 215,000 (2.7%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)  [node:read-more:link]

RENO, Nev. – Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company, gave college students one of the toughest challenges yet [node:read-more:link]

America’s fire infrastructure is very old, and government leaders are trying to remedy that situation. Approximately 20,000 U.S. fire stations are over four decades old. That is an alarming statistic because the estimated useful life of a police or fire station is between 20 and 50 years. That means thousands of fire stations in America are already or will soon be at the end of their anticipated life expectancy. It also means that most are no longer operationally sufficient. [node:read-more:link]

Women in Construction Week, or WIC Week for short, is celebrated each year in March and promotes the role of women in construction. The National Association of Women in Construction, or NAWIC, began WIC Week in 1998. [node:read-more:link]